TUSCARORA LAPIDARY SOCIETY, INC.

We teach the journey from rocks to gems to jewelry.

Meetings

Public Welcome

Regular meetings of the Tuscarora Lapidary Society are held at 7:30PM on the second Wednesday of each month at the Springfield Township Municipal Building, 50 Powell Road, Springfield, PA 19064. 

The Society holds a dinner meeting and awards presentation once per year in June at a local restaurant. There are no meetings in July and August.

Some meetings may be held by Zoom.  Check the individual meeting for details.

Visitors are always welcome — just walk in and introduce yourself. A special program, an auction, or presentation on lapidary or related topics follows a brief business meeting.

If a meeting has to be cancelled due to the weather, a message to that effect should be available on 610-490-5252 by 4 PM on the meeting date.

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Program suggestions or comments are welcome.  Click here to send an email to our program chair.

UPCOMING AND RECENT 2024 PROGRAMS

January 10, 2024

Zoom Meeting, 7:30PM

Scott Sucher of Museum Diamonds, will give a presentation on “Opal Digging in Australia”. He will cover both the historical methods of opal mining and the modern methods. Mining in Lightning Ridge and Koroit will be detailed.

February 14, 2024

Springfield Township Building 7:30PM

Justin Prim, an internationally recognized faceter, gemologist, and instructor for the online school Faceting Apprentice, will give a presentation on “How the Other Side Cuts”, contrasting mast machine faceting with handpiece machine faceting.

March 13, 2024

Springfield Township Building, 7:30PM

The program will be a silent auction. Please consider donating good-quality rough, cut stones, lapidary and jewelry tools, finished jewelry, supplies, books, and other items for which you no longer have a need.

April 10, 2024

Springfield Township Building , 7:30PM

In addition to the pleasure we all get out of making something beautiful out of slabs of rock, sheets of metal, or rods of glass, there is the excitement of sharing those creations with others. One of the many ways we can do that is by exhibiting work at Gemarama.
 
Those who have not yet participated as a Gemarama exhibitor may have questions: How do I apply? How big are the cases, and do I need my own? Can I exhibit with someone else? Who sets up the cases and takes them down? And what makes a good display – do I need to relate my display to the Gemarama theme?
 
Our April 2024 general meeting program is designed to answer all these questions and more. Even if you aren’t sure you’re ready to put together an exhibit, you can come and find out how it’s done. As part of the program, we will share slides of examples of cases from terrific Gemarama exhibits over the past two years, along with some step-by-step guides to some of our members’ inspirations and creative processes. We will go over how the cases are put together and taken down, and we will have a large case liner and a small case on display for you to inspect.
 
Our Gemarama exhibits chair of more than 20 years, Bill Mattis, will run the program with assistance from Tina Brunner, Adam Weschler, Christina Groff, and Kathy López.

May 8, 2024

Springfield Township Building, 7:30PM.

Matt Moskal, a gifted local wire-wrapping genius, and owner of Matt’s Crazy Art Youtube channel will give a presentation on wire wrapping.  

June 12, 2024

DiFabio’s Restaurant in Media at 6:30PM.

Annual Awards Dinner
Reservations required – see TLS Bulletin for details

July, 2024

Summer vacation. No meeting.

 

August, 2024

Summer vacation. No Meeting.

September 11, 2024

This meeting will be Zoom only, 7:30 PM.

Peter Torraca, a faceter, and graduate gemologist, will be giving a

presentation on orienting rough for color.

October 9, 2024

Springfield Township Building, 7:30PM.

Silent Auction.
Please consider donating good-quality rough, cut stones, lapidary and jewelry tools, finished jewelry, supplies, books, and other items for which you no longer have a need.

November 13, 2024

This meeting will be Zoom only, 7:30PM

Please note this is a change from our earlier schedule

Our program for the evening will be a pre-recorded interview from 2021 with world-famous intarsia artist Nicolai Medvedev. The program, Mineral Talks Live, was a joint venture produced by BlueCap Productions and the Mineralogical & Geological Museum at Harvard University.

 

December 11, 2024

Springfield Township Building, 7:30PM.

Holiday Party and Election of Officers.

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24 Upland Road
Brookhaven, PA 19015
610-490-5252
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